Environmental Health
1 Recognizes the environment as a determinant of health that impacts student educational, health, and social equity.
2 Assesses the school and community to identify environmental determinants of health and the impact on holistic student health and education.
3 Integrates evidence-based environmental health concepts into school nursing practice including upstream environmental health strategies to ensure safe, healthy, and ecologically sound schools and communities.
4 Collaborates with school and community partners to develop and implement strategies that promote safe, healthy, and ecologically sound workplace, school, and community environments.
5 Communicates information about environmental health risks, mitigation, and adaptation strategies to promote and protect student health and well-being (e.g., lead, radon, pests, climate change, ecological destabilization, and environmental injustice).
6 Addresses environmental health risks for students, populations, and communities through mitigation, advocacy, and education.
7 Advocates for the safe, judicious, and appropriate use of products and environmentally safe disposal of waste in the workplace, school, and community.
8 Uses products or treatments consistent with evidence-based practice to reduce environmental threats and hazards.
9 Incorporates equipment and technologies to promote safe practice environments including personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilation.
10 Incorporates identified environmental health learning needs in individual professional development plans.